_ Apr 1840 Joseph Davis to William Frampton*, 344 acres on which I now reside, being tract I bought from James Stephenson less 211 acres sold by me toNATHAN BUSH, being therefore bounded on W & N by BUSH & E by Cloud. Witnesses: Robert McNutt, John Ward (Deed - p. 140) *Living next to N.W. Bush and family in the 1850 census - Austin Co. shown here - the F. M. Grimes family is on the other side of N.W. Bush

29 December 1842 David Ayers and wife Ann M. Ayers of Center Hill, to David Heddin, Silas C. Day and Mary Ann Ayers, $2,000.00., land bought by Ayers from J. Benton Johnson, except 175 acres Ayers sold but not yet deeded to N. BUSH and conveyed to said David Ayers in three separate deeds. Witnesses same as above [Louis Thickston, Murdock McKinnon] (Deed - p. 45)***This reference stated that Wm. Travis's son lived with the David Ayers family and this said that Travis wrote his last letter from the Alamo to David Ayers, a letter that started with "take care of my little boy..."

29 December 1842 David Ayers and wife Ann M. Ayers of Center Hill, to David Heddin, Silas C. Day and Mary Ann Ayers, $2,500. .....English acres in forks of Mill Creek and being part lots to P Four of survey of Stephen F. Austin Reserve as granted him by the Mexican Government. Witnesses same as above [Louis Thickston, Murdock McKinnon] (Deed - p. 47)

In Deed Record Book B there was a statement at the beginning of the book regarding the Republic of Texas, County of Austin...believed to be genuine claims.... . Listed among those with legitimate claims was "N. W. Bush, March 29, 640 acres... ."

While extracting the above information from the book, I thought that William T. Bush who was part of deeds above was William Tandy Bush, the brother of Nathan Bush. W. T. Bush and family were in Austin Co., Texas, in the 1850 census.

The Montgomery-Bush Family Cemetery is on N.W. Bush's land "as part of the “league of lands granted to James Steefshinsen [Stephenson]" according to this site.

N.W. Bush on an 1858 census as transcribed for Austin County, Texas, here. N.W. Bush was on the 1840 Tax list in Austin Co., Texas, here.